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Poore, Roth & Robinson, P.C., originally founded in 1914, is one of the oldest firms in the State of Montana. The firm consists of a team of lawyers with outstanding credentials and expertise and a proven record of achievement in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. All the firm's lawyers are members of the State Bar of Montana and all are admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Additionally, the firm's equity owners are all admitted to practice before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and Donald C. Robinson, Robert C. Brown, Brendon J. Rohan, John P. Davis, Lisa A. Levert and Lee Bruner are admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Statement of Practice

Civil Litigation, Federal Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense, Administrative Law, Corporate Law, Probate, Mining Law, Real Estate, Property Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources, Business Law, Professional Malpractice Defense, Commercial Law, Labor and Employment, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation.

Representative Clients:

Advanced Silicon Materials, Inc.
ARCO Environmental Remediation, L.L.C.
Atlantic Richfield Company
Attorney's Liability Protection Society
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana
Bozeman Deaconess Health Systems
Butte School District No. 1
Butte-Silver Bow Municipal Government
Center Properties
Conoco Phillips Company
Continental Lime, Inc.
Crest Nursing Home
Discover Bank
D.A. Davidson
First Citizens Bank
Garlock, Inc.
Golden Sunlight Mines
Great Harvest Franchising, Inc.
Harrington Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.
Holy Rosary Healthcare
John Deere Co.
Lee Enterprises, Inc.
MCA Health Care Trust
Mountain States Energy, Inc.
Montana Western Railway Co., Inc.
Northern Montana Hospital
O'Keefe Drilling Co., Inc.
Pacific Hide & Fur
Placer Dome, Inc.
Port of Montana
PPL Montana, LLC
Special Resources Management, Inc.
St. James Healthcare
St. Vincent Healthcare
Sunbrook Communications Corporation
Town Pump, Inc.
TransAlta Energy Corp.
Wells Fargo
Yellowstone Pipeline Company.

Clients

INSURANCE CLIENTS: Allied Insurance Company
American Modern Insurance Group
Associated Claims Enterprises, Inc.
Cambridge Integrated Services
Colony Insurance
Constitution States Services
Continental Western Insurance
Farmers Insurance Group
GAB Business Services, Inc.
GMAC Insurance Company
Great American Insurance Company
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Montana Municipal Insurance Authority
National General Insurance Company
Physicians Insurance Mutual
Preferred Professional Insurance Co.
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company
State Farm Insurance Companies
The Doctors Company
Travelers Insurance Company.

Reference:

First Citizens Bank of Butte.

Address

1341 Harrison Avenue P.O. Box 2000
Butte, MT 59702, (Silver Bow Co.)

Phone

Phone: 406-497-1200
Fax: 406-782-0043

Website

http://www.prrlaw.com

SHAREHOLDERS

James A. Poore, Jr. (1916-2002).

Robert A. Poore (1919-2007).

Robert C. Brown (Shareholder) born Nashua, Montana, November 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.A., with high honors, 1974; M.Ed., 1982; J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Montana (Professionalism Committee, 1988-2000). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Education Law; Labor Law; Professional Liability Defense.Email: Robert C. Brown

Brendon J. Rohan (Shareholder) born Butte, Montana, December 14, 1952; admitted to bar, 1985, Montana. Education: Montana State University (B.S., 1976); University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1985). Member, University of Montana Law Review. Member: State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Workers Compensation; OSHA; Civil Rights; Banking Law; Commercial Litigation; Gaming Law; ERISA; Asbestos Litigation Defense; Insurance Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense.Email: Brendon J. Rohan

John P. Davis (Shareholder) born Butte, Montana, July 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Montana. Education: Carroll College (B.A., maxima cum laude, 1982); University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, Montana Supreme Court, 1985-1986. Director, Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts; Civil Litigation; Professional Malpractice Defense; Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Property Law; Business Transactions; Products Liability.Email: John P. Davis

Thomas M. Welsch (Shareholder) born St. Louis, Missouri, September 23, 1947; admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri; 1983, Kansas; 1987, Montana. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S., 1971; M.S., 1972); University of Kansas (J.D., 1981). Member, 1980-1981, Editor, 1981, Kansas Law Review. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2009; Chambers USA-America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2004-2009; Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2007-2009. Member: Kansas, Montana and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Civil Rights; Legal Malpractice Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Agents and Brokers Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Banking Litigation.Email: Thomas M. Welsch

Patrick M. Sullivan (Shareholder) born Butte, Montana, November 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1990, Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.S., 1981; J.D., with high honors, 1990). Adjunct Instructor, Employment Issues, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, 2004. Secretary-Treasurer, Silver Bow County Bar Association, 1992. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Construction Litigation.Email: Patrick M. Sullivan

Lee Bruner (Shareholder) born Deer Lodge, Montana, December 18, 1960; admitted to bar, 1995, Montana. Education: Montana State University (B.S., 1992); University of Montana (J.D., 1995). Appointed by Gov. M. Racicot to MT Petroleum Tank Release Board, 1997. Instructor, Environmental Permitting, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology. Member: State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Lee Bruner

ASSOCIATES

Lisa A. (Hallenbeck) Levert (Associate) born White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, June 9, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Montana. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1987; M.A., 1992); University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1995). Co-Editor-in-Chief, Public Land Law Review, 1995. Co-Author: "The Public Trust and Parens Patriae Doctrines: Protecting Wildlife in Uncertain Political Times," Public Land Law Review, Vol. 17. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation.Email: Lisa A. (Hallenbeck) Levert

J. Richard Orizotti (Associate) born Butte, Montana, June 17, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Montana. Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., 1977); University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1981). Member: State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Banks and Banking; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Natural Resources; Real Estate; Health Care; Probate; Trusts and Estates.

Charles K. Smith (Associate) born Butte, Montana, January 19, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Montana. Education: Montana Tech (B.S., with honors, 2001); University of Montana (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Labor and Employment; Insurance Defense; Landlord and Tenant Law.Email: Charles K. Smith

Cynthia L. Walker (Associate) born Bellflower, California, October 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1990; J.D., with honors, 1999). Law Clerk, Montana Supreme Court, 1999-2000. Member: State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Insurance Litigation.Email: Cynthia L. Walker

OF COUNSEL

Donald C. Robinson (Of Counsel) born Hamilton, Montana, March 16, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, District of Columbia; 1969, Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1963); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1967). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury, 1993—. Listed, Chambers USA, Top 5, Commercial Litigation Attorneys, Montana. Member: Montana Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter Member, Past President, Montana Chapter); Montana National Delegate; Montana Federal Bar Association (Past President). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Relations Law; Labor Relations; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Torts.Email: Donald C. Robinson

Urban L. Roth (Of Counsel) born Billings, Montana, May 6, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, Montana. Education: University of Maryland; Montana State University (B.A., 1956; LL.B., 1957). Clerk for Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, 1957-1958. Author: "Effect of Recording Federal Oil and Gas Lease Options," 20 Mont. L. Rev. 101 (Fall, 1958); "Acquisition of Mining and Mine-Related Rights through Eminent Domain," 27 Rocky Mountain Mineral L. Inst. 739 (1982). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and Product Liability, 1987-1992. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Natural Resource Law; Superfund; Water Rights Law; General Commercial Law; Tort Litigation.